What color is #87665D?

#87665D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87665D?

The RGB value is 135, 102, 93: 135 red, 102 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87665D?

The complementary color is #5D7E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87665D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87665D color

#87665D rgb(135, 102, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87665D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40% green and 36.5% blue (135, 102, 93).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bliss (#7F6054), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#87665D color codes

HEX	`#87665D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 102, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.24, 11.89, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.24, 15.68, 40.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.719, 15.445, 12.454)`
Decimal	`8873565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87665D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #87665D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87665D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #87665D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87665d; }
.text { color: #87665d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87665d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 102 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87665d, #877b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #87665D?: #87665D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87665D?: The RGB value is 135, 102, 93: 135 red, 102 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87665D?: The complementary color is #5D7E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87665D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.